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Cathartic yet catchy, Joy Division’s debut single, Transmission, showed the group morphing into one of post-punk’s most important bands.

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Ramones’ sublime third album, ‘Rocket To Russia’ didn’t shoot the group to fame and fortune, but it remains one of punk’s seminal records.

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The Replacements’ third album, ‘Let It Be’, was a ‘dumb-smart’ leap for a band that legions of listeners would soon take to their hearts.

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Released a decade after their breakthrough, Ramones’ ‘Halfway To Sanity’ album was the work of a group that ‘remained hungry’.

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Recording their ‘Mondo Bizarro’ album with a new line-up, Ramones revitalised their sound at the start of a new decade.

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Fast, furious and fantastic, Ramones’ self-titled debut album broke all the rules and drew up the blueprint for punk.

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Taking rock’n’roll as far out as it could possibly go, the best Stooges songs captured life lived right on the edge.

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Recorded in fractious circumstances, Ramones’ ‘Subterranean Jungle’ album found the group reconnecting with their creativity in the 80s.

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The product of a uniquely hybridised sound, the best New Order albums have gifted the Manchester quartet an enviable body of work.

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Having thrust US punk into the mainstream, the best Green Day songs make up for one of alt-rock’s most enviable bodies of work.

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